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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.115

Teaching Through Personal Work and Guidance

“It appeared as though Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were cleansing and washing with a hundred hands. He approached every devotee just to teach him how to work.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.115, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was personally cleansing and washing.
  • It appeared as though He were working with a hundred hands.
  • He approached every devotee to teach him how to work.

Try this today

Work alongside someone today and demonstrate one useful step in the task.

Ask yourself

How can you help someone learn by working alongside them?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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